AMP Emails in Pharma – How and Where to Use? Posted on May 31, 2021February 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin Have you ever thought about how great it would be if we could insert interactive elements into a regular static booklet? Carousels, purchase buttons, videos, gifs, animations… Imagine how it could diversify our promotional materials and which new horizons it can open for the pharmaceutical industry. Yes, we know it is currently impossible, but the future is near at hand… After all, a few years ago they thought the same thing about emails. Today an interactive email format known as Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) is storming all business industries and has already got to the life sciences. What are AMP emails and how can they benefit your business? Let’s discuss the potential of AMP emails in pharma, how to work with them in practice, what are complexities and pitfalls, and decide if it is ultimately worth it. The interactivity matters. Trends of the new decade Ideas akin to that of the interactive booklets come into users’ heads because it is expected that interactive technologies will soon enough be able to literally peel our banana. 60% of customers say COVID-19 has changed their relationship with technology. Another 67% of customers say their expectations for good experiences are higher than ever. That sets the new standard of customer experience for marketers. High interactivity of marketing materials is what all marketers are working on. Thus, a channel like social media took the center stage in customer engagement strategies as it is much easier to catch customers in Instagram that they visit several times a day. Interactive quizzes and polls are now the third most popular story format. Another clear case is Buzzfeed which has conquered most of its audience, providing above all interactive, engaging content. In the same way, video used to be, and remains, your biggest opportunity. It conquers the market in the new decade as now we are looking for information on YouTube almost as often as on Google. Viewers say they retain 95% of a message when obtained via video. All the generated statistics is only intended that interactive content works and should be deployed. In fact, such tools are an integral part of many industries’ business strategies. 79% of marketers say they plan to increase the use of interactive content in the next 12 months. Will these channels be relevant in the pharma industry? Of course, you can split the messaging across different channels. For instance, effectively use email, which for many years has occupied the reigning position in communication with the HCPs. What is AMP? How to Use it in emails? Before you ask the “What is AMP for email?” question, you need to first learn what is it and why businesses put much effort into learning how to use it. AMP technology allows you to create dynamic content in the email body. This technology allows sending interactive content to HCPs. Email receivers can fill out surveys or order samples, respond to invitations, view carousels, and perform many other actions right in the email. An AMP email may include: Carousels and accordions; Surveys; Catalogues and leaflets; Feedback forms. Another benefit is that it allows to speed up the loading of web pages on mobile devices. This is important because, just as we do, physicians read emails primarily on their smartphones (60%). The mobile-friendliness of AMP emails plays a significant role in their marketability. AMP eliminates the need to open another web page to perform any actions. You can click on an element and the content appears right on the same page. You are not leaving the web page you’re on and email works like an autonomous web page. All actions may be performed right in the email body. Dynamic content also opens a new world for deeper personalization across all channels via the reuse of the content in question. 77% of marketers agree that interactive content has “reusable” value, resulting in decreased production times and multiple exposures. How to Use AMP in Pharma? Surely, the main value of AMP emails for pharma is in the development of email campaigns considering their interactive nature. It allows you to feature various types of content on your website within the email, reducing the need to recreate it. It may turn your static email into an appealing, user-driven story. Earlier, HCPs had to go directly to sample sites and leave their information there to order samples. The AMP technology removes this little inconvenience. AMP emails also complement other communication channels, allowing the creation of rep-triggered email campaigns containing eDetailing and self-detailing presentations for HCPs to examine on their own. In the email body, HCPs may also schedule a call with a medical rep, as well as evaluate the quality of the session. Can we add surveys to the email? Of course, a pharma company can send surveys of any length right within the email. Does AMP email support video? The answer is, yes. You can send promotional videos or video materials from your pharma webpage and add them to your mail. But perhaps the most common use of AMP emails is to invite doctors to participate in various conferences and events. AMP simplifies the process of registration for HCPs and eliminates the unnecessary bouncing between pages. How to Send AMP Emails? Sending an AMP email is not as easy as sending a regular email we all are used to, but it is definitely worth the effort. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to send this kind of email: Choose an email service provider (ESP) Not all email service providers support sending AMP emails, so first you should think about a platform that is suitable for your goals. Some of the platforms that do support it are Gmail and Yahoo. Validate your email To be able to create AMP for emails and send them, you need to make sure that your email address is authorized to do so. Most ESPs require you to authenticate all addresses that are meant for sending AMP emails, so check beforehand if you’ve met all the requirements. Incorporate all the necessary components into your email There are certain AMP-enabled elements that allow you to create any interactive email. There are three types of AMP components that can be added to your email: media, dynamic, and AMP layout. On the official website, you can find a full list of these components that can be included in your email. Add a fallback Not all email clients support AMP, meaning that you need to have an alternative version ready just in case. All the AMP elements should be substituted with HTML, which will make it possible for all recipients, even those that cannot view AMP emails, to see your message. Test your email Testing your emails before actually sending them is crucial, since you never know how your message might look in different browsers and target operating systems. By using AMP Playground or similar tools, you can easily preview and test your email to see if you’ve built it correctly. Send your email After testing your email, you can finally send it without any hesitation; and this is generally how a whole email campaign will unfold. However, remember that every ESP might have their specific guidelines regarding AMP emails, so ensure that you comply with the requirements and follow their instructions before you send anything. The process of creating and sending AMP in emails heavily depends on the chosen ESP, so before you start crafting your email, first consult the documentation for specific instructions on sending these types of emails on certain platforms. AMP: challenges and pitfalls Accelerated Mobile Page was first officially launched by Google in 2019 and has become a real boom in digital email marketing. However, the problem at that time was that Google remained the only platform that supported this format, which implied obvious technical limitations. And even though a few years have passed since then, there are still many limitations that make many marketers avoid AMP. Only a handful of ESPs support AMP Most email service providers don’t support the MIME type needed to create AMP emails. Outlook withdrew its support of AMP a few years ago, and Apple never even considered adding it. And even though the demand is rapidly growing, there is still no news regarding the support being added across Apple devices. It’s possible that due to the pressure and unwillingness to stay behind most ESPs will decide to finally allow their users to experience the full power of Accelerated Mobile Page, but not for now. Tracking the performance is much harder compared to the traditional email It is not enough to just check such metrics as “delivered”, “opened”, and “clicked”. AMP goes well beyond that. Many marketers are reluctant to use such emails due to the complexity of performance tracking, and the only way to tackle this issue is by acquiring other methods and tools for tracking performance metrics. AMP emails have an extremely short lifespan No more how great your coding is, or how well your email provider supports AMP, it will inevitably fail. There is nothing you can do about it other than to make sure you always include an HTML version of your email just to make sure that either way, the recipient will receive all the important info. AMP doesn’t always work on mobile devices Even though AMP renders on mobile devices in some situations, it is not always displayed correctly, or even displayed at all. The best way to deal with this problem is to include a plain text version in your email so that your clients will get it in any case, no matter what. At first look, it seems like AMP is not the most popular feature right now. However, it is still in development, and more features will emerge in the near future. Moreover, the state of AMP in 2023 is much better compared to the days when it first appeared on the market. It has noticeably improved, has better support, and is much easier to implement. And things will only keep getting better. Pulling off AMP emails might not be an easier task to tackle, but, just like any other tool for marketing, by putting some effort into it, you will enhance user experience and boost engagement. More and more platforms are now considering enabling the support of AMP, so it’s likely that in the future, we’ll see even more of it! See examples of AMP emails in eWizard The interactive capability of AMP is too great to be bypassed. Considering all challenges, we had passed the “testing” period and mastered all the subtleties of this format. Now our team of dedicated email marketing professionals have solid experience in the development of AMP email for pharma on the base of eWizard platform. In the future, we plan to extend this functionality to diversify the experiences for HCPs and patient engagement. Dynamic content inside eWizard mail templates offers a variety of ways to create interactive emails and improve: exposure and click-through rate; customer experience; your messages into an interactive and dynamic story; insert interactivity keeping your brand’s consistency. Would you like to hear more about our expertise in the development of dynamic email content and take a look at some AMP email examples? Fill out the form below and our experts will reach out to you!
Congratulations on confirming Management System Certificate in ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Posted on April 12, 2021March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin March 25, 2021 – Viseven company has successfully passed the first supervisory audit ISO 27001. This designates that the company is developing and improving processes including the information security management system as an integral part, and continuing to comply with the requirements of ISO / IEC 27001: 2013. The pharmaceutical industry is one among the highly controlled and regulated with numerous commands imposed by governments to protect people’s health and well-being. Therefore, since the processing of exponentially growing customers’ data became immense, the company is putting privacy concerns first. ISO/IEC 27001 certification is one of the most prevalent standards that confirms a company has sufficient control in place aiming to protect all the processes related to information security and data workflows. The purpose of these regulations is to identify risks, prevent and diminish them before they happen as they might cause the loss of information or other risky circumstances to the company’s assets. Practical scope of certification: Achieving ISO 27001 along with implementing an information security management system (ISMS) allows companies to reap multiple benefits such as: Handling information security risks effectively Protecting client and employee personal data Attaining sustainable EU GDPR (the European Union General Data Protection Regulation) compliance Protecting the corporate brand reputation, assets, shareholders, and owners Supporting the secure exchange of information Improving client satisfaction and keeping on-time services and products delivery At Viseven, the ISO/IEC 27001 certification is a staple of corporate responsibility. It confirms our compliance with the information security requirements of our customers and those of applicable legislation. It is ingrained in our corporate DNA as part of the digital culture of which we are part as a tech company. The focus of our approach is to save lives by making communication faster. Natalia Andreychuk, CEO at Viseven Minutes to certification Since all the requirements of the standard are met by Viseven, a whole spectrum of the company activities is controlled and secured on a sufficient scale. The ISO/IEC 27001 standard indicated that the company implemented a number of required procedures, policies, and guidelines to achieve the full range of control and protection over its services and products. The purpose of adhering to the requirements of this standard is asset and data protection from leakage, theft, or loss; higher trust from the customers and employees’ confidence. All of this ensures greater strength of the company in the highly competitive landscape, with clear and transparent workflows as well as role distribution among specialists. We already have two years of experience collaborating with PECB MS and have found this experience extremely positive inclusive of the team demonstrating a high level of professionalism. We are satisfied with the processes and can remark on a very responsible approach from PECB MS – a really rewarding collaboration. Vladislav Bezpaliy CIO & CISO Obtaining ISO 27001 unlocks the door to new partnerships and collaborations with the most demanding companies on a global scale. Not to mention the positive influence on customers’ trust together with the firm company’s credibility and reputation on the market. About Viseven Viseven is a full-cycle digital solutions provider with more than 15-years of experience in content development and digital transformation for the pharmaceutical market across the globe. Viseven has been offering leading-edge solutions and services for content authoring, omnichannel campaign orchestration, Digital Content Factory, and the evolution of digital culture from within the customer organization. Drop our experts a line to see inside Viseven services and products, deepen your knowledge in understanding the needs and requirements of Life Sciences as well as in unique omnichannel content expertise, creation, and management.
Overview: 4th Edition of the Salesforce “State of Service” Report Posted on January 8, 2021March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin When pharma professionals are taking the course on the brighter post-pandemic future, it is important to look around, orient towards the professionals, and get the latest insights from the fields in a timely manner. Thus, we could not ignore Salesforce’s latest State of Service Report based on over 7,000 survey responses worldwide, discovering how the top teams are navigating the ever-changeable pharma weather and what trajectory customer service is having now. Looking to the future be aware of the most recent data on the hottest topics that were on everyone’s lips during the turbulent 2020: How the service standards have been changing in the midst of a crisis Strategies, tactics and solutions organizations are turning to in the new normal How teams are navigating the changes in their work environment The trajectory of field service during a time of social distancing Time sets the new standards of the customer service The post-pandemic HCP engagement will sharply differ from the pre-2020 routine, as the pandemic, among other things, has set the new standard for customer expectations. A dramatic shift that occurred in the healthcare industry forced the pharma teams to permanently shift the emphasis of their work. The Salesforce report offers eloquent statistics reflecting how exactly the pandemic affected the regular operation of people, process, and technology. The impact of this make-or-break year on how teams work can hardly be overestimated. Managing remote employees during the pandemic, provide employees’ safety, maintain “social distancing” and “contact tracing” is the challenge that proved to be in the power of only high performers. Therefore, the set of skills that employees must apply in their work is becoming wider and more diverse. 55% of agents say they need better training in order to do their jobs well. Not to mention the lack of technology that specialists suffer from against the background of an increased number of digital channels and acceleration of digital initiatives during the pandemic. Amidst economic uncertainty, the companies were holding off on increasing their budgets. The report proves this point by the figures showing that in 40% of teams, the budget stayed the same when 28% saw a decrease. It means that from now on life sciences invests more in easily deployable and cost-effective digital solutions that would cut the marketing resource consumption. It is confirmed by the fact that from March to December 2020, several dozens of new customers have adopted eWizard platform. The key tactics and solutions to embrace the changes Life sciences have checked the code to comply with the success measures, and it is a secret to no one that it is agility. This philosophy of allowing companies to pivot on the fly and quickly respond to change is synonymous with an omnichannel strategy. Pandemic forced pharma strategists to master these two essentials of today’s and, without doubt, tomorrow’s HCP engagement. Have a look at our PDF, revealing all facets of the omnichannel art of customer engagement, or contact our experts to immediately get insights and guidance on the essence of true omnichannel. Earlier in our blog, we introduced 3 working models that set the tone for agility inside the organization. Briefly, it is: agile teams flexible processes reusable assets Be sure while you reading, the other companies are rapidly automating their processes. According to the report’s numbers, 77% of agents automating routine tasks allows them to focus on more complex work — up from 69% in 2018.Life sciences are implementing various solutions to add a good share of empathy the modern HCPs need and build relationships that would be more than “strictly business”. That’s why, for example, AI/ML, chatbots, and other technologies have revealed the full extent of their capacities as the solutions that are helping to gather more basic information about patients, understand their behavioral patterns, automate their feedback, and generally personalize the interaction. Learn more about the power of artificial intelligence in HCPs engagement and how it shapes the future of healthcare management in our latest overview of TechIQ Global Virtual Conference. We hope the challenges will fade as 2020 comes to an end because for all of us the best is yet to come! Take the first step into a new future, being armed with valuable reports reflecting the true current state of the market. Download the “State of Service” report and be aware of the latest updates from the customer service professionals.
How to Improve Patient Adherence with Omnichannel Technologies Posted on September 7, 2020March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin New technologies influence the majority sides of the healthcare industry, from how the treatment is provided to the time and place where patient’s interactions are carried out. Past are days of frequent clinical visits and phone-only support using legacy technologies. On the contrary, customers anticipate HCP to implement digital patient adherence strategies to fit both expanding patient preferences and increasing trust in mobile platforms. HealthTech magazine research shows us the COVID-19 circumstances made patients use mob devices much more frequently to communicate with medical professionals. For instance, Mckinsey report uncovered that 80% of Med Tech companies dislocated some of their marketing costs (in some occasions more than 20%) to digital channels. It’s no wonder ⅔ of Med Tech companies anticipate digital channels to answer with more than 20% of their profit by 2025. By questioning themselves on how to improve adherence to medication, many HCPs modernized communications by using omnichannel technologies. It has become a primary case for healthcare leaders to comply with preferences of patients, engagement strategies, and perfect customer experience. What is meant by improving patient adherence? We are going to reveal this further below. What is Patient Adherence? Patient adherence characterizes a grade to what patients properly stick to primary care advice. It is generally all about curing or drug compliance, but it might also relate to other contexts, such as medical device use, self-care, taking medications, or therapy proceedings. Both parties: the patients and HCP, stick to compliance. Meanwhile, a friendly physician-patient relationship is also critical in enhancing adherence. Access to treatment plays a central role in adherence, whereby longer wait time to access medication contributes to greater job no-shows. The cost of prescription care also plays an important role. Compliance can be mixed up with concordance when patients and physicians decide together about taking their medications and treatment plan. Globally, non-compliance is a primary barrier to adequate health care. In 2021 World Health Organization indicated that only 50% of patients with chronic illnesses residing in developed countries stick to care advice with notably low adherence to therapy proceedings for diabetes, hypertension, and asthma. The main obstacles to compliance include the involvement of contemporary medication regimes, poor health literacy and not comprehending care advantages, the appearance of unpredicted “side effects”, low care satisfaction, the price of the drug, and insufficient connection between patients and physicians. Attention to perfect compliance has involved: simplifying medication packaging; sending effective care reminders; improving patients literacy; limiting medications prescribed synchronously. Researches show a wide variety in terms of the characteristics and effects of interventions to improve medication adherence and help patients. However, It is still obscure how to sequentially improve medical adherence to cause clinically significant results. Barriers to Medication Adherence Unluckily, there are several barriers to reaching medication adherence which all cause alerting results and statistics spoken in the previous paragraph. Here are 3 of the most extraordinary factors: poor health literacy The Center for Health Care Strategies unravels that about 36% of adults in the US have poor literacy, explained as the grade to which persons can acquire, process, and comprehend basic info and services required to decide on proper care. Little health literacy causes medication non-adherence (in addition to some other wellness and financial factors). Patients cannot seize critical concepts: how to fulfill medication, when, and how much to take prescribed pharmacy. Attaining and sustaining adherence becomes too demanding, if not possible. side effectsWhen patients experience adverse side effects from medications, they are more likely to stop taking the drugs or attempt to self-adjust their regimen to offset the effects. Many different side effects can contribute to non-adherence. A survey presented by Health Dialog found that weight gain, nausea/indigestion, dizziness/fatigue, and skin irritation were examples of such adverse side effects. polypharmacyPatients who take at least five drugs commonly referred to as polypharmacy, face many problems directly related to many prescriptions. These include a complicated dosing schedule, confusion in instructions, numerous side effects, and high costs. The challenges and barriers to medication lead to a loss of brand loyalty among the patients who feel like the X brand has failed to meet their expectations. The reason behind poor medication adherence strategies starts with simple forgetfulness. However, in most cases, the gaps in day-to-day interaction between patients and pharma brands are to blame. You can avoid all those barriers and leverage patient care to a new level of excellence if you implement a proper omnichannel marketing strategy for adherence. Let’s dive into the topic below. Strategies to Improve Patients Adherence to Medication The modern approach is not about medication sales. It revolves around the customization of disease management and helping patients. The statistic is relatively straightforward, 84% of all customers say it is essential for companies to treat them as a person, not a number, to win their business. That’s why pharma brands are going after omnichannel experiences meant to express genuine concern for patients’ health and engage them in the healthcare journey across multiple channels. Omnichannel empowers patient-centricity driven by productive engagement tools and opens new ways to improve medication adherence. The omnichannel journey starts with identifying pain points to map the patient journey and define the engagement strategy that says, “we root for your success”. It is crucial because 61% percent of customers say a commitment to their success or satisfaction strengthens their loyalty. The optimal channel mix supports your message and provides value measured by good treatment outcomes based on overall satisfaction of patients. In summary, omnichannel stimulates interaction where one channel complements the other, thereby improving patient outcomes and provider performance. How Omnichannel Enhances Patients Adherence? Our team of experts has been engaged in developing a full-fledged customer journey for patients suffering from chronic diseases. The process consisted of several necessary steps. Regarding an adherence program, it is worth considering all possible scenarios of patients’ behavior. As far as early identification of patient needs leads to a more customized patient experience, segmentation was among the first steps to take. It gave us a profound understanding of patients’ needs, medication regimens, data about their behavioral trends, and barriers preventing them from timely medication. The team has chosen an optimal mix of significant and additional communication channels for always-relevant engagement. Integration of those channels has paved the way for personalized interaction providing interconnection with the content transmitted between them. As a result, patients enjoyed timely and targeted delivery of individualized content regarding prescribed medicine through preferred channels. Based on all the steps, we developed a deliberate architecture integrating all channels into an omnichannel approach and activating the customer journey chain built on various scenarios of patient behavior. Factors such as level of commitment and motivational triggers were taken into account to dose patient support wisely. As a result, the communication program increased the adherence of patients with heart disease by 2.8 months. The adherence of patients with diabetes increased by 4.1 months. Medication Adherence Solutions Patient-centricity provides a degree of empathy and management to close gaps in day-to-day communication between patients and HCPs. It helps to achieve the best possible results and lower healthcare costs for both parties. The introduction of an omnichannel approach toward modern medical management is vital, and its role in daily patient care and regimens cannot wait. To learn more about the true nature of the omnichannel approach to designing holistic communication with the patient, download a free copy of our medication adherence patient case study.
Viseven has been certified by PECB MS to be in accordance with the management system requirements in ISO/ IEC 27001: 2013 Posted on April 8, 2020March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin The information security management system of Viseven is now certified by PECB MS in accordance with ISO/ IEC 27001: 2013. We care about privacy concerns Since the processing of customers’ personal data is growing exponentially, a company offering comprehensive digital solutions needs to adhere to information privacy security policy. The ISO/ IEC 27001 is the standard vital to an organization ready to implement PIMS (Privacy Information Management System) – it provides requirements on how to process, safeguard data, and properly address privacy concerns. An information security management system grants a company with a competitive advantage by demonstrating that all financial information, intellectual property, employee details or any other data delivered from third parties are managed and protected in accordance with the best security practices. The ISO/ IEC 27001 ISMS standard ensures that all company data assets are kept secured with in-built information infrastructure towards risk-management approach. The purpose of the regulations is to prevent and reduce risk factors which could cause the loss of information or other risky circumstances to the company’s assets. Viseven specialists are committed to putting customers first as the company is offering top–notch expertise in content development to the global pharmaceutical market. We take the privacy and protection of our clients as our central priority. Our company obtains and operates large amounts of intellectual and financial data, so we must ensure our customers will benefit from cooperation and provided services. At Viseven, beyond everything, we are building trust – and trust starts with security that is always guaranteed. Natalia Andreychuk, CEO at Viseven. Scope of Certification: Information Security Management System applies to Viseven end-to-end services of content creation under the Statement of Applicability (SoA). It concerns such services as design, development, testing, and delivery, mobile development, Viseven CRM, CLM, eDetailing solutions, digital communication strategy development, Remote Detailing solutions, as well as the multichannel content authoring solution – eWizard platform and all related consulting, training, management, and support services. At the core of our approach is to save lives by making communication faster Viseven is a full-cycle digital solutions provider with 10-year expertise in content development and digital transformation for the global pharmaceutical market. The unique Viseven digital solutions allow life sciences to deliver personalized content across the whole spectrum of multichannel mix with relevant materials tailored to real-world needs. The proper interaction of a set of essential Viseven products and services (including eWizard, eWizard NaviGate, CRM/CLM system, eDetailing, eWizard Remote Detailer, to name a general few) enables powerful boost and support at all stages of marketing campaign circle. Drop our experts a line to deepen your expertise in a line for unique omnichannel content expertise, cutting edge tools, content development and management for Life Sciences.
Viseven Named 2019 Innovative Company by PM360 Posted on December 13, 2019March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin Forest Hills, NY: Friday, Dec. 13 — PM360, a leading trade magazine for marketing decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostics industries, has named Viseven as one of the most innovative Companies of 2019. Viseven was selected as part of PM360’s 8th Annual Innovations Issue published each December. This issue was established to serve as a guide to the year’s most innovative Companies, Startups, Divisions, Products, Services, and Strategies from within the healthcare and life sciences industries. Drawing on its vast experience providing digital solutions for more than 30 pharmaceutical companies, Viseven has acquired a profound understanding of industry specific challenges. The company was celebrated for the innovative approach - COPE (Create Once – Publish Everywhere), which allows to break down content into smallest possible pieces and easily reuse them within or across the channels, saving extra effort, costs, and resources. COPE approach is a unique solution since content is module-based and connected, available across the entire organization, depending on access management. All the changes made to the core module can be automatically applied across all available channels, eliminating repetitive manual work. As a result, the go-to-market process is improved by assembling content 3 times faster – from 1 month to 7 – 10 days – making the process more flexible. Our mission is to save lives by making communication faster. We empower our customers to be able to supply all types of content required needed to deliver the information to patients, HCPs, caregivers in a timely and efficient manner. With personalized and relevant materials that are tailored to real-world needs, life sciences can usher in the new era in healthcare, with patient centricity as the core approach. Among the main plans of the company, is to keep involving AI into the COPE approach to reach the high-level automation in all the processes – from creation of content drafts to automatic translation and references identification. “For the past eight years, we have worked to help the industry identify the latest and most exciting advancements that facilitate change in the industry, how it operates, or offer new advancements that better serve patients, doctors, payers, and others involved,” says Anna Stashower, CEO/Publisher of PM360. “We hope this guide can serve as an important resource for the industry throughout 2020 as we all work to improve the healthcare experience for everyone involved.” All of this year’s selections can be found at: www.pm360online.com/pm360-presents-the-2019-innovators. About Viseven Viseven is a full cycle company with a 10-year-wide expertise in content development for global pharmaceutical market. The company’s core mission is to help pharmaceuticals connect patient centricity, patient engagement, and strategic imperatives with the right content and multichannel mix. The unique vision – COPE (Create Once – Publish Everywhere) introduced by Viseven provides customers with future-friendly content connected across regions, channels, and systems. About PM360 PM360 is the premier, must-read magazine for marketing decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostics industries. Published monthly, PM360 is the only journal that focuses on delivering the full spectrum of practical information necessary for product managers and pharmaceutical marketing professionals to succeed in the complex and highly regulated healthcare environment. The journal’s targeted and insightful editorial focuses on issues that directly impact critical decision making, including: Planning and implementation of cutting-edge strategies, trends, the latest technological advances, branding/marketing, advertising/promotion, patient/professional education, sales, market research, PR, and leadership. Additionally, the “360” in the title signifies the span of this critical, how-to info with personal and career insights for an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. By providing the full circle of enriching content, PM360 is truly an indispensable tool for busy and productive marketing professionals to stay at the top of their game.
Email marketing to doctors and 5 ways to make it more efficient Posted on December 10, 2019March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin Healthcare email marketing campaigns are a popular marketing direction across industries. But if you’re about to write off an email channel for pharma marketing, reconsider. It’s been noticed that email channel in pharma leads among the other means of communication. It surpasses traditional mail, meetings with pharma reps, and even apps! And the doctors’ preference for this channel is only growing. But why is emailing doctors a good idea and how to write an email to a doctor that will actually be effective? Let’s put the email channel in the limelight this time. Here are 5 reasons why pharma email marketing campaigns are the most effective way to boost engagement, as well as some tips for email marketing to physicians and medical professionals. 1. Email gives the upper hand in communication to HCPs’ Keep it 5, keep it relevant Well, email channel hits a couple of sweet spots for doctors. First things first: it hands them back the initiative of communication. Doctors don’t have a free moment, and seeing another rep telling them the same old story is just not in their plans anymore. At the same time, 86% of physicians find time to check their email at least 2-3 times a day. Pharmaceutical email remains one of the main channels and communication, but why? The reason why doctors value it is obvious: it’s not demanding or too intrusive, it does not set any expectations; it’s just out there, ready to be read and clicked on at any time. And even with the rise of other communication tools (social media, messengers), email marketing to doctors still wins, because it has no “seen” status and only is waiting for them to act upon. Pharma companies that are not sure if they should send a direct email to doctors should remember one thing. The email allows you to send as much content as you want and see which of it sparks the most authentic engagement since you never know what exactly will interest this or that doctor. The importance of email cannot be underestimated, since often it is key to driving engagement and improving interaction with customers. Moreover, email marketing offers the flexibility to deliver diverse content and measure its performance. The latest ZS Associate’s physicians’ survey across specialties suggests that most physicians choose to engage with a certain set of brands much more often than with other brands, even after controlling for factors like the channel and the number of exposures. So, don’t oversaturate your email, since your audience will be able to keep up with only roughly 5 brands. Following the 5-brand rule when planning for sectoral personalization will help you to be more mindful of what messages are being delivered to which physicians. 2. Email first means mobile-first Divide and conquer (across specialties) Expanding on this derivative point, we all know what needs to be done – adaptive email design. According to statistics, good experience impacts loyalty of 73% of customers. Companies are taking active steps to ensure a perfect mobile experience, and it’s happening for a reason: more than half of all emails are first opened on a mobile device. Leaving out the general public, 60% of physicians are reading email primarily on their smartphones. The mobile email experience is usually supported by equally mobile-friendly landing pages – those take no time to load and are developed specifically for some events. So use this variability as an opportunity to move away from the tendency to put all HCP-directed messages into one basket. Patterns in how physicians read their emails vary greatly, especially across specialties. Oncologists are a pharma marketers’ favorite, as they open pharma emails way more frequently than, say, urologists and PCPs. PCPs on the other hand will fail you in demonstrating high levels of digital engagement, although they tend to receive far more emails than most other specialties. Dishing out such volumes of messages don’t correspond with the doctor’s accessibility and readiness to engage with content. The task for pharma marketers is to figure out how to reach the specialty physicians at the lower end of the engagement spectrum with more targeted emails. Pay attention to different credentials, specialties, and practice locations, since they often reveal different digital media usage patterns and behaviors. Such attention is of benefit to both sides of the communication since when HCP email preferences are taken into account, doctor email marketing experiences higher response rates. 3. Email works best in a tandem Merge with other channels Email marketing holds immense potential as a centerpiece of multichannel strategies for pharmaceutical marketers. Email campaigns can be highly efficient and impactful by leveraging the benefits of targeted communication, omnichannel support, integration with other channels, and engagement analytics. Email marketing to physicians empowers other channels instead of suppressing or overshadowing them. Here’s why and how it goes. In the era of spam and an attention-based economy, it’s unsurprising that nobody got time for emails from unknown senders. It comes as no surprise that people, in general, will rather open an email from someone they are already familiar with. This especially concerns physicians, since they are 3 times as likely to open an email from a familiar sender, rather than some 3rd party. So, familiarity and repetition turn out to be the best tactics here, 60% of physicians receive marketing information 2-3 times before taking action. Enter rep-triggered email campaigns, which combine the best of both channels, ensuring just that – familiarity and repetition. In this case, email works alongside other channels (eDetailing, remote detailing) enabled by subtle personalization of direct contact between sales reps and HCPs. It’s a safe bet to send a promotional email in the same timeframe as a rep visit, the HCP is more likely to open it. The data suggest that the approach may work inversely as well – emails have a greater impact if followed by a rep meeting. 4. Email delivers the clearest ROI and KPIs Track performance and adjust the strategy There’s a reason marketers love emails not less than HCPs do – the email channel paints a clear picture. Instead of guessing who you might reach with an ad, with email, you’ll know exactly who and when opened your messages and what actions they took. This information can also help you identify prospects to focus on follow-up efforts. Click-through rates, open rates, bounce rates – you name a KPI, email channel got you covered. And that’s why marketers keep investing in email channels and automation of their processes. Moreover, email is the channel where it’s the easiest to monitor performance and calculate marketing return on investment. It’s the most efficient channel to adjust and tailor – simply because you have reliable feedback almost instantly. Over the course of a few mailings, marketers begin to see what information resonates most with recipients. Tracking these patterns helps them design more effective messages. With a clear view of doctors’ behaviors and their preference for certain channels, marketers can decide on cutting off promotions that aren’t going to be useful for the receivers. Instead, they readjust the course of their direct mail campaign and send fewer but more targeted and satisfying emails, as a result. 5. Doctor email marketing caters to both HCPs’ and patients’ demands Templatize, modularize, personalize There’s a whole bulk of demand still not covered by the pharmaceutical companies, but that can be covered by the email channel. You’ve seen that emails are popular equally for pharma marketers and their HCP audience. But email (along with the apps) also represents a real chance to turn pharma patient-centric and align that pharma – HCP – patient dialogue. Patients expect pharmaceutical companies to reach them via digital and social means with 70% wanting to be reached by email. Along with this, about 79% of physicians use patient education materials provided by pharma and advocacy groups, and 56% expect to receive these from Pharma. If this is not a clear call for patient-centricity, we don’t know what is. In order to sustain such a huge demand, a great bulk of emails have to be produced. And those doctors emails should not end up as potential spam material, but be personalized, integrated, backed up by KPIs, preferably connected to other channels, appropriately branded, and filled up with relevant content. The caveat is, that kind of email takes lots of time to be produced. Like, 4 hours per one, in the pharma industry and its endless rounds of approval. Well, not anymore. There’s a completely new, integrated approach to make that email even more efficient. The industry is moving toward including modular templates that are built on the principles of atomic design and supported by pattern libraries will help to keep style and usability consistent and optimal. And we’ve got a tool that delivers just that. And it does not only do that but also answers the question that bothers many marketers: how to address multiple doctors in an email that’s both engaging and personalized? With eWizard, which is a doctor email marketing software among the other things, marketers engaged in email campaigns can: Save tons of time and budget resources on your mailing campaign by endlessly reusing pre-approved master templates, such as email template to sell to physicians or an email approval template; Create a new unique email in no time by placing ready-made content modules (footer, text with image, graph etc.); Publish your email to Veeva Vault automatically, review, approve, then export and distribute to Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Email really has a lot of potential to become a foothold of your multichannel strategy. But it’s only if you give it a deliberate, thought-through chance. Here’s a short demo guide to the world of personalized email created in 15 minutes. If you are an ambitious marketer who strives towards a multichannel campaign based on personalized, state-of-the-art, deliberate emails, do not hesitate to contact our team of Email Marketing Experts for more details on how to email doctors or subscribe to our newsletter to find more email marketing tips and other useful guides.
How to Create a User-Friendly Design for a Medical Website? Posted on December 9, 2019February 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” is a buzz phrase in the business world. One of the main things to do as a smart manager is to try to draw attention to your company. The best-designed medical websites are going to help to attract clients and ensure that people know exactly what your company is all about. So, how do life science companies attract more visitors to their website? In this article, we will discuss some sleek tricks that have been tried and proved by successful website makers, which can give your platform the attention it merits. The Best Medical Website Design 2023 Becoming a Black Sheep Although it has been said that web developers, designers, content managers, etc. are always in the shadows, in fact, these people present core messages of your company to the world. What makes a doctor’s website better? Consistency is the key to the success of the entire project. Every stage of creating the best life science website design is meticulous work every developer from the web studio team is responsible for. Creating a website includes not only design development and programming, but also a detailed analysis of the project, dialogue with the customer, and the search for solutions to achieve the goals of the project. However, even precise adherence to all stages of development does not guarantee that your website will stand out from the others. A distinctive style can pick you out of a crowd of competitors, but designers have to give it all to ensure that it grabs users’ attention. There is no single solution to craft the best hcp pharma website; but there are different life science web design tricks and techniques that you can use to increase your chances of being noticed on the Internet. Keep it Simple Did you ever go to a website that shouted: “Made by a day-fly designer”? Likely. We mean tons of redundant graphics, images, animations, and a rather strange choice of a color palette. Overloaded design not to be the answer if you want to provide the constant flow of visitors (and a general positive impression) to your website. Complex design is hard to read and understand. Keep gimmicks to a minimum. The best pharma website design should be clean, simple, and straightforward. Simplicity will keep visitors on your site for a long time. Web page design for life science should not be too complicated: websites that are overloaded with content will have a long load time. That will cause a bounce rate to increase. We’ve found proof with statistics that will confirm you. Surprise, Surprise When we see something unpredictable, the pleasure centers in our brain are turning on. We subconsciously choose something new and non-trivial because it captures our attention much faster than something we already know and possibly even like. This can be applied both to the design and content of the website. When it comes to the content of the pharmaceutical website landing page, the headlines should be catchy and arresting since they go through the graphics and take on the role of guide for the users on your designs. It is worth paying attention to these lines if you want to grab a visitor’s attention with your visuals. These may be headers with the element of surprise; otherwise, your content will blend in with the internet noise. Headlines containing questions are an excellent idea to strike a spark out of visitors. This is due to the fact they notice a gap in their knowledge and subconsciously strive to fill it. Another way to whet readers’ appetite is to give a small portion of the information at the beginning. This one will play into your hands because it will build up the reader’s information hunger and make them want to know more to feel better. Usage of superlatives (biggest, best, greatest) and negatives (worst) works flawlessly on landing pages headlines. Moreover, statistics also attract the attention of readers. It is hard to say if these tricks will 100% ensure a constant flow of visitors, but according to surveys, more than half 51% respondents prefer the intrigue-based approach to headlines with the usage of superlatives. Promote Wisely Is there any chance that there can be too much promotional push on the pharma website? Yep. Nothing annoys the web site visitor more than an overabundance of advertising popping up out of the woodwork. Moreover, it can sometimes deflect attention away from where the true customer engagement happens. 82% of people report that they have closed a web site because of the abundance of advertising. So how many ads/calls to action should be contained on a webpage? Investigate the interest of your target visitor. The first step to establishing the right balance in this equation is to start monitoring the effectiveness of the advertising campaign, as well as constantly testing it for continuous improvement. This means that you will advertise to a much more appropriate audience. Caring for visitors of your site should be your postulate, and this is what will help you find the best website design for medical and life science services. Leave Some Space Whitespaces is a tool to make a website readable, easy to perceive, and easy to like. Let us clarify that this is the untouched space between text, graphics, images, columns and other components. The best example to illustrate the unsuccessful use of Whitespaces is the websites with an abundance of ads instead of blank spaces. We say it is unsuccessful since it looks and distracts attention from the main content. Whitespaces is another trick to make a smooth transition between the content and the background of the website. It is extremely important for designers to create a stylish look for a website and to be clear with their layouts. Whitespaces is the helper in highlighting or drawing attention to some elements of design. In other words, this is the very tool that gives simplicity and elegance to a website. Don’t be Plastic People are starving for interactivity. According to the survey conducted by Harris Poll, 36% of millennials ages 18 to 34, who use “visual expressions” such as emojis, GIFs and stickers say that those images better communicate their thoughts and feelings than words do. This is another successful trick which is widely used on the best life science websites to add some life and dynamic to your design. It is very convenient since these days GIFs are available for use on each social media platform. Besides, GIFs are a popular trend that will give extra attention to your pharma website. You may use animated logos in the website’s header, animated icons, and graphic elements to mobilize the website look. Be Music to the Eyes If we had to single out the main trick of the above, it would be a successful use of visualization. The visual concept is the first thing a site visitor pays attention to. Well-chosen colors and smooth color transitions are probably the best tricks to grab the attention of the visitor. Moreover, elegant contrasts in terms of color, shapes, and lines will help to stand out from the rest effortlessly. It is equally important to observe the visual hierarchy to avoid visual chaos and make your pharmaceutical website design visually catchy. Hierarchy describes order in which the human eye will perceive the elements on a website. Use it to emphasize what the visitor should see first and clearly manifest your ideas. Be Mobile-Friendly Nowadays, people are more than ever addicted to their mobile devices. We turn to our phones when we are bored, tired, in sickness and in health until “death do us part”. In 2018, 58% of site visits were from mobile devices. However, in 2019, the time average adult spends on smartphones increased by 9 minutes. Multichannel mobile traffic has increased by 68%. Additionally, multichannel mobile revenue has increased by 49%. That’s why we recommend developing a mobile-friendly website in the first place. By mobile-friendly website, we mean one that can recognize whenever it is viewed from a smartphone or tablet and change its layout accordingly. If your website is not adapted for the mobile view, has inconvenient navigation or unreadable text, in the end, it will play a trick on the number of visitors to your healthcare website. A website design for life science companies should be available and easy to use across all platforms. Otherwise, you will simply lose some users even before they look at what you have to offer. New visitors go on a medical website to learn something new, so it is important to think of your site as a dialog between you and the customer. Content is the main ingredient of a good website, however, according to the psychology of human attention, the visitor is instantly guided by the first impression. This implies that design is the first thing a website visitor will judge it by. Moreover, this impression will largely depend on whether the visitor continues to study your website further; or closes it to being confused by the poorly selected color-scheme or extremely puzzling navigation. We hope that our tricks will strike a blow for you. If you are looking for a life science website design company that would help you with creating your website, our team of website experts is always happy to share with you our experience in creating a spectacular pharmaceutical website; and to provide even more tricks on how to turn it into an exciting story.
Viseven certified for IQVIA’s Orchestrated Customer Engagement platform Posted on November 16, 2018November 22, 2024 by Andrii Nikulin TALLINN, Estonia, November 16th, 2018 – Viseven has been certified to have obtained a necessary level of expertise to navigate IQVIA’s revolutionary Orchestrated Customer Engagement Platform as well as to create platform-compliant content. Ever since its launch in March 2018, IQVIA’s Orchestrated Customer Engagement solution (OCE) has been already adopted by more than a dozen of leading pharma and healthcare companies. Merck, Pierre Fabre, Roche are among those, who already agreed to streamline digital experiences for both themselves and their customers. Viseven is thrilled to be among the first agencies to join the right side of innovation by having been certified for this cause. Integrating data capabilities is the business logic we, as a company of 10 years of experience working with Life Sciences, can closely relate to. That is why being a part of the IQVIA’s OCE partnership program is an extensive lesson on innovation in Life Sciences we were more than happy to learn. Nataliya Andreychuk, CEO, Viseven A quick recap of the “platform of platforms” – OCE is one of the most innovative cloud-based customer relationship management solutions currently available. Its mission is to break the internal silos of pharma companies by seamlessly connecting IT, sales, marketing, operations and other departments through accurate data sharing and reporting. This integration is generating 360-degree customer insights, laying the groundwork for meaningful engagement and interactions, and empowering for making informed commercial decisions. A fusion of multichannel marketing, sales force efficiency and closed-loop marketing enables different stakeholders to see and contribute to creating a unified experience across multiple channels. Okay, enough of the big talk. The Suite’s business concept is backed by powerful technology – such ”unheard-of” tech as Salesforce.com, Mulesoft, Amazon Web Services, Heroku and Box. On the other hand, there are IQVIA’s very own, Lexi, Ada and Appolo apps to finish up the solution with an interconnected narrative. Lexi reduces the disparities between the platform and non-OCE datasets and systems. It is the engine connecting all applications and data, giving each employee a unique, but actionable view of the customer. In its turn, Ada, the AI-based solution, provides those employees with immediate recommendations for next-best actions, customized for every role and subsequent impact. Ada is the way to swim in a pool of data, get the best out of it thus making it actionable. The cherry on top – Appolo, an intuitive, elegant and human-centered UI to offer a multiangular view on customers’ needs to multiple personas, be it a product manager, sales and marketing representative or an executive. With such a solid technical groundwork, the content compliance requirements for OCE must be very demanding. Yes, they are. That’s why Viseven has been trained and certified specifically to adhere to those technical guidelines to be able to develop and deploy assets on IQVIA’s platforms. By completing an onboarding process on OCE Sales, Viseven has gained an even deeper understanding of how innovative data management like OCE is helping pharma companies at the forefront of innovation to build a truly end-to-end solution. With the help of our content production accelerator eWizard, as well as skills mastered and expertise gained during the Agency Enablement Program, Viseven is now equipped to create any kind of content that would accommodate to the extensive OCE network. Do not hesitate to drop us a line if you are interested in any of the OCE-compliant content creation capabilities mentioned above.
How to create an interactive multichannel presentation (from that PDF file you have) Posted on July 17, 2018March 4, 2025 by Andrii Nikulin So you want a full-function interactive presentation – one that is clickable, tablet-tappable, swipeable, and ideal for reps to use – but what you’ve got at the moment is a static PDF file? Maybe the file came from the agency, or was sent from the global office as a guideline – and now your department is facing the perspective of hiring a whole digital content team to create a multichannel wonder based on this. Maybe it is also upsetting that the project is nearly a from-scratch one, what with the whole HTML+CSS things to think of – so how challenging will it be for the budget? Have you wondered whether there is a shortcut from PDF to interactive format? In that case, you’re not alone – and yes, that’s an excellent idea! HTML presentations, eDetailing, interactive visual aids (IVAs) – whatever they are called in your organization, they are THE content in many cases, especially when it comes to rep interactions. Besides, once you have the presentation, it can (after just a little tinkering perhaps) be used in a variety of channels, including remote conferencing. At the same time, just having everything delivered by IT team is, well, not as cost-efficient as using the file the designers have carefully styled through. That is why Viseven team has created a PDF-to-HTML converter as part of the eWizard platform – a response to the many requests that (mainly) life sciences brand managers and marketers had. In this brief guide, you’ll see how this works and what can be achieved with the possibility. [in case you are curious] When best to use the PDF converter There are these moments is pharma communications where the responsible executive just needs more content. Preferably with minimum investment, of course. Since the “digital transformation” gained its full speed several years ago, the marketing budgets have grown slowly but steadily – a sign that the global offices started taking digital content very seriously but are reluctant to “overfinance” it. Out of the marketing directions considered in statistics, it is precisely the HCP audience that gains the steadiest attention, with about 50% pharma endorsing the effort to that end. A lion share of that content is presentations, of course. Yet, it’s not secret budgeting is also careful – about 1.5-2 years ago, only 30% of enterprises could track digital spending fully, mostly the more digitally savvy ones, according to McKinsey. As more pharma has been digitalized, the question has become more pressing, and regional affiliates are often left with a product/campaign launch in a new (emerging) market – and with restraints to comply with. At the same time, no one wants to sacrifice time-to-market (in fact, the #1 area of opportunity, as attested by 67% of companies). This is where the possibility to convert comes in handy. In general, it’s up to the organization to decide when to use a PDF converter to get an interactive aid – and when to go old-school and develop from scratch. Here are the three situations in which conversion becomes indispensable: Launching a new multichannel campaign that needs to be filled out with content really fast – and there are preexisting static assets. Budget restraints and focus on content reuse – but that content needs to get a “new life”. More and more content is required for field force efficiency – and a general strategy to foster in-house talent. Now, the converter itself. In fact, the procedure of creating an IVA is very simple, and only spans 3 steps. Ready? Step #1. Open the PDF converter in eWizard In your eWizard account, go to your eDetailers gallery – the place where you can see all the presentations you are (or have been) working on. In the corner, there is the +ADD NEW button, which presents you with several options. The last of these is Convert. Once you select it, you will see the popup that asks to upload the original file. The default method is simply to drag&drop the PDF from a folder on your PC. If your company is using Veeva Vault PromoMats, the left sidebar of the popup presents an option to load a file from Vault. Step #2. Find the PDF file you want to convert Rather self-explanatory, in fact. You can either drag&drop the file or click anywhere inside the popup to open the file manager. Your PDF file will most likely contain text on top of the background (so that it’s selectable with the mouse). Such text will be recognized by the system during the conversion so that you will later be able to edit it in the resulting HTML (the background will be, of course, preserved). All pages in the PDF will become separate slides. As soon as you select the file, a conversion starts, taking a few seconds before the magic begins… Step #3. Edit and add interactive components (events, actions) As soon as the conversion finishes, you will see the new presentation right there in the gallery. If already have some experience working with eWizard, you know what to do next: click the Edit icon (“pen”) and voilà – you can tinker with your new presentation, changing whatever needs to be changed. You can even add new elements and whole new slides, expanding the presentation. Quite simple, isn’t it? If you have followed along, you can already consider yourself to be at quite an advanced level in content management. And, of course, if you are completely new to eWizard and have not yet got an account, don’t hesitate to request a demo to try out what you have read. Get creative with your digital initiatives – because multichannel excellence relies on your freedom of action. Now is a perfect time to start!